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Housing: Construction

Asked by Peter FortuneConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 17 September 2025UIN 76144

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to build more family homes in London and the South East.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

The government’s Plan for Change includes a hugely ambitious milestone of building 1.5 million safe and decent homes in England in this Parliament.

Through bold reform of the planning system; significant investment in land, infrastructure, and social and affordable housing; and a range of other measures, we will deliver the homes working families need across the country, including in London and the South-East.

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